Thursday, January 15, 2015

Light sleet, dusting of snow possible this morning for Joplin area

(From the National Weather Service)

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
146 AM CST THU JAN 15 2015

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-160800-
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
146 AM CST THU JAN 15 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

 ELEVATED SNOW AND SLEET RISK.

DISCUSSION...

   A NARROW BAND OF SNOW WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
   OZARKS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN INITIALLY
   AS AN AREA OF SLEET...BUT WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW. ONE TO
   TWO INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER AREAS GENERALLY NORTH OF AN
   SPRINGFIELD TO HARTVILLE TO HOUSTON TO ROUND SPRING MISSOURI
   LINE. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO THREE INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
   OVER THE EASTERN MISSOURI OZARKS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS
   IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA WITH IMPACTS TO ROADWAYS EXPECTED.

   AREAS SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY 60 CORRIDOR TO THE ARKANSAS BORDER
   WILL SEE LIGHT SLEET AND SNOW WITH A DUSTING POSSIBLE. THIS
   WILL CAUSE A FEW SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADWAYS ACROSS FAR
   SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

  LINGERING LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING
  ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN MISSOURI OZARKS. LITTLE...IF ANY
  ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

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